'Everyone living in India are culturally Hindu': RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has said that the Sangh talks about the Hindu society as everyone living in the country is a Hindu from the viewpoint of culture as he appealed to the people not to only rely on the Sangh for uniting Hindus.

‘’In true sense, the word Hindu is not a Noun but an adjective which describes a quality that unites everyone,’’ Bhagwat said while speaking at a function in Gorakhpur on Sunday.

He said that the word Hindu had become associated with India and the Sanatan Dharma would be ‘awakened’ by the name Hindu only.

‘’Those who have forgotten that they are Hindus must be reminded that they are Hindus, so that Hindu society can rise,’’ Bhagwat added.

The RSS chief said that it was good that we spoke about our castes but it should be remembered that we were part of a big society. ‘’Hindu society has full freedom….we are part of Hindu society and therefore we must ponder over what we are doing and what we can do,’’ he said.

‘’We should not rely on Sangh and must work on our own at the societal level…..Sangh will help,’’ he added.

Bhagwat said that the expectations of the people from Sangh had increased and added that the vision of the RSS had developed from the Indian way of thinking.

Terming the RSS as an autonomous, independent and self-reliant organisation which was dedicated to the nation, he said that Sangh was not a ‘reaction’ to any ‘particular situation’ and did not have any rivalry or competition with anyone.

The RSS chief earlier also had food with members of various communities.

Bhagwat’s remarks came amid Karnataka minister Priaynk Kharge’s remarks that RSS was a ‘ghost’ and BJP was its ‘shadow’ and that the saffron party was ‘weaker’ than JD (S) without Sangh.